Netflix, what are you doing?
They're testing a feature that can allow you to watch their content at 1.5x speed.
https://theplaylist.net/netflix-variable-playback-speed-20191025/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
I don’t think I’ll be taking advantage of that new feature.
shareIt seems it's centred toward millenials who can't watch an entire movie without looking at their phone.
shareBut watching a movie at 1.5x speed while looking at the phone would mean missing a lot more than watching in normal speed.
I think it's the opposite. Movies and tv series nowadays are made / designed to be watched while also looking at a phone. That's why they're so needlessly long (think of why would simple superhero movies need to be more than 2 hours long?) and full of fillers.
The 1.5x speed is for people who don't look at their phones.
That's what I'm saying. Making the movie quicker will now allow these people to watch something from beginning to end without looking at their phone. Instead of anxiously waiting 2 hrs to check, they'll now only wait 1hr 15min.
shareUnfortunately, anything more than a few seconds between phone updates is too long for some.
shareI just saw a movie with a friend that he wanted to see (not in theatre), he probably spent 45 minutes on his phone. It's annoying. Just relax and enjoy something.
shareAs soon as the film starts it’s phone off time for me. It’s only a couple of hours, right?
shareI do too, if I'm in a theater. Because I'm picky about what movies I watch in the theater. I don't even buy popcorn and beverages. Those are distractions to me.
But at home, (we're talking Netflix here) sometimes I just want to check some very popular movies people are talking about so I don't look too clueless in chit-chats with colleagues. This is where 1.5x speed is more than welcome.
I would like to watch Hobbs & Shaw, for example. I know it's a ridiculous movie so I don't have to particularly pay attention 100% to enjoy. Story is I'm assuming nonsensical, dialogs are terrible and the actions are generic green screen stuffs. Playing it in 1.5x speed would be tremendously helpful to save time.